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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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